The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-24

OF Ciifton, Stapleton, and Tompkinsville
sss n N TStn Rs S9frd
the ground oors The two.ste tor S frame house
on, Gordon street, stapleton, which Is built on
Bsn fts over wS and Ssanpa By 'Sh
washed away by a sudden burst Of water
from The brook The force, Of the water
out OF the building IT was with great I'M
dnlty that tho h old %soHnle we're saved from being
and climbed into tho front window and carried
the old Souple out through rear wind9w,
e STn ss
cellars in the uae The s' Waer ram ram
into the sal99S Of the Continental House on
Tive bridges on the Harlem Railroad between
Hillsdale and Granville were washed away by
suspended on The road beyond i that point The
Chatham express, due In this city Mt 1925, was
ha ut between the TIVE hwashoTts and Is un
eral hundred feet long. and 1t will require two
Three days REPAIR them II viii be i
before tomorrow. There were but few, pas
sep &c aboard the train One of the bridges
A freshet Of Matawan, N. J., on Friday swept
public r0sd between Matawan village and the
away.
STORMS ALL AROUND.
EAsToN. July 49, - Several wash-outs oc-
Cured on the Bangor and Portland Railroad,
caused by to-day's, storm, and all trains have
been Abandoned. The Delaware and l,ehigh
rapy asiSn n a afs IS
Valley Railroad are delayed owing to tie
tracks being covered with water and earth IN
The Delaware River tonight at,s o'clock was
s p To- ten and s s sS fe the on l he kxsr
has been washed away. and ali trains have
are running on the Easton and Amboy division
Of the s came road tonight. owing to the tracks
These are run with the greatest caution. and
each train loses a half hour between the two
stattiSGn ems. The oldest engineer on the Morris
road have never been 50 high MS they were to.
many fields Of corn and oats are flooded.
,, MAIEnT2gWM July IA terrible rain storm;
aSspm iba oy thunder ana shtnnG passed
evening, doing considerable damage to crops
and farm property, In the town Of R9dman
SON asdner and Lewis Edmunds we're p Struck
by lightning and burned with their contents.
Pnl1L1PsBuRo N. j.. July 23-An unprece-
denied electric storm. accompanied by n
heavy rainfall. occurred hero to-day, The
ka Chunk, was undermined by water from the
tunnel and wrecked. Mr.. Fox's mother and
niece, Mrs. Beers, were killed. Several farm
a. he teeE hs R and
telephone lines are down.
on the farm owned b., William Gaskill and oc-
this place and Juliustown. Burlington county,
were destroyed by fire. together with their
contents, Yesterday afternoon; The fire was
ATIENwnnD n A farr forp
Of rain and wind passed over this section
Thursday night. The electric display was un-
precedented in its grandeur. The residence of
Farley Instantly Killed. John Hall. Who occu Gu.
pied the same bed, was thrown across tho
room. his clothing sot on fire. and ono side
GREAT Darlington. Mass. July 2s-There
was continuous thunder, with little rain for
hours early this morning. The sky bore a pc
euliar appearance Later torrents OF rain fell.
dsSn The on The
Mountain range. Half went down the Harlem
road doing great Gdtamnage Bridges were
carried of. and the engine became stranded.
Traffic was suspended and passengers were
via the B9st9n a. and AlbanE road
Works are gone. In this section the water
rose ten feet In half an hour Green Rivers
ton bridges are al gone altogether: also its
dams, hundreds Of tons; in weight. and acres
lost. Many cattle were drowned. The water
is oyer the Housatonic Rail road, both hero and
at Sheffield. 4 gaseous baIl two feet in d.
RicHF0RD. VT, July 23-A heavy shower last
night caused much damage In this vicinity.
The. railroad bridge at Sutton, Que, was
carried away. Passengers are carried around
the at present.